Major Battles
This was the 1944 invasion that began the Allied push into Western Europe.
What was D-Day?
He was the Prime Minister of Britain in 1940.
Who was Winston Churchill?
She was a term used for women who worked in factories during WWII.
Who was Rosie the Rivetor?
This event brought the US into WWII.
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This was the name of the aircraft which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
What was the Enola Gay?
This was the battle that was Germany’s last major offensive in the West.
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
He led the Soviet Union during WWII.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
These items were rationed on the US home front during WWII.
What were gas, food, and rubber?
This marked the first German defeat during WWII.
What was the Battle of Britain?
This new technology allowed Britain to detect German planes.
What was radar?
This Pacific battle was a turning point against Japanese in 1942.
What was the Battle of Midway?
This Axis country switched sides in 1943.
What is Italy?
This industry shifted its focus to producing military vehicles and supplies during WWII in the US.
What is the Automobile Industry?
This 1944 invasion opened a western front in Europe.
What was D-Day invasion?
This was the unbreakable code the US Marines used.
What was the Navajo Code?
This 1940 air battle kept Germany from invading Britain.
What was the Battle of Britain?
These 2 countries signed a non-aggression pact in 1939, but later fought each other.
What are Germany and USSR?
American families grew these to help with food shortage.
What were Victory gardens?
This event happened on April 30, 1945 which led to another event on May 7, 1945.
Adolf Hitler suicide
V-E day
These advanced submarines were used by the Germans during both World Wars.
What were U-Boats?
This battle lasted over 5 months and was a key Soviet victory.
What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
This US President authorized the use of the atomic bomb against Japan.
Who was President Harry Truman?
Japanese Americans were forced into these during WWII.
What were Interment Camps?
These pilots crashed explosive loaded planes into aircraft carriers.
Who were Kamikazes?
This was the second city destroyed by an atomic bomb.
What was Nagasaki?